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WWUS54 KMEG 202004
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
304 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
MSC115-202030-
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PONTOTOC MS-
304 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PONTOTOC COUNTY...
AT 304 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PONTOTOC,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PONTOTOC, TRACE STATE PARK, ECRU, TROY, FURRS, SHERMAN, ALGOMA,
NIXON, ENDVILLE, CHERRY CREEK, CHIWAPA, CHESTERVILLE, ROUGH EDGE, AND
GEORGE P COSSAR STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 22 IN MISSISSIPPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 77
AND 79.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3421 8908 3435 8903 3435 8895 3436 8893
3436 8882 3421 8882 3412 8885
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 295DEG 6KT 3428 8900
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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